What are the best jQuery plugin image sliders?

For a basic image slider that does the job spot on, try nivo  http://nivo.dev7studios.com/demos/ It's free It is very easy to install/integrate on any platform as it is a standalone jquery/html slider It has all the features you may need for a standard image slider (various sliding styles and layouts).

Full disclosure: I work for SlideDeck, but despite my obvious bias I can elaborate on the reasons why I used to use it for my design/development clients before decided to jump aboard and work with these guys. Firstly, the product is robust (and getting moreso in the very near future), and I believe that it has the potential to change the web. It accommodates a wide variety of different content, from text & images, to dynamic RSS feeds of content, and everything in between. The mix of both horizontal & vertical slides, and the built-in API enables interesting and engaging functionality such as navigation and deep-linking between individual slides - you literally could build a "Choose your own adventure" story with it. It's easily skinnable and customizable - I'm actually always on the lookout for custom SlideDecks, and some of them are pretty stunning. The things people have been doing with SlideDeck and simple CSS is really impressive

I went searching for some a few weeks ago and found crap all. I generally just make my own... What you COULD do is find premade premium themes with a fancy slideshow and copy the code. Otherwise, it really isn't hard to make one yourself... You could probably make a fancy sliding/fading carousel in about 5 jQuery lines. You can even use CSS for the mouseovers by putting the main image inside the div box of the menu/button so that when you mouseover it, the main image displays only. Then mouseleave and the timed slideshow keeps going.

Hi Try Soliloquy. it works great. See it in action on http://www.pyarabandhan.co.uk It was very easy to setup.  I used http://ribbet.com to add wrds to the picture. Hope it helps Manoj

It greatly depends on what functionality you want. You can find a complete list of all the jQuery plugin slider at http://jquer.in/category/best-jquery-plugins-for-beautiful-sliders-2012/

You can use my jQuery Banner Rotator: jQuery banner rotator plugin featuring multiple transitions that  supports text effects for captions. The thumbnails and buttons allow for  easy navigation of your banners / ads. http://www.codegrape.com/item/jquery-banner-rotator/1333

If you are considering responsive design, you can go with http://twitter.github.io/bootstrap/javascript.html#carousel

The JQuery jCarousel Plugin. Its simple and creates a nice Carousel image slider. Example's here http://www.encodedna.com/jquery/jquery-jcarousel-plugin-image-slider-using-xml.htm.

http://www.owlgraphic.com/owlcarousel/I found this carousel/slider very useful and still it is my first choice in case of slider/carousel requirement.